Peter Withnell

Peter Withnell (born 5 January 1968) is a Northern Irish former association footballer (soccer) and Gaelic footballer.^[1]

Peter Withnell

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-01-05) 5 January 1968 (age 57)
Position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1999	Dundalk
1999–?	Cliftonville
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Withnell played football at age eleven before taking a break and playing it again at age fifteen.^[2]

Sporting career

In Gaelic football, Withnell was part of the Down senior team that won the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.^[3] In Gaelic football, he played as a defender, midfielder and forward.^[4]

In association football, Withnell won the League of Ireland Premier Division with Dundalk in the 1994-1995 season.^[5] He had previously played for Northern Irish lower league side Kilmore Rec.^[6] Withnell moved to Cliftonville in January 1999. At the end of the 1998–99 season he scored once in the first match and a hat-trick in the second match of the relegation playoff against Ards, ensuring his club avoided relegation.^[3]